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RPSGB must not be controlled by the pharmacy multiples says PDA
Fri 23rd July 2010
From 2011, membership of the RPSGB will become voluntary leaving pharmacists to effectively vote with their feet.
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Substantial progress made as a result of the Elizabeth Lee appeal
Sat 17th July 2010
The practice that has developed in the last decade for the Police to use the 1968 Medicines Act to prosecute pharmacists once gross negligence manslaughter was excluded was a trend that the PDA was determined to stop, when Elizabeth Lee faced her initial trial in April 2009.
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The RP Regulations 9 months on
Sat 17th July 2010
Since the Responsible Pharmacist (RP) Regulations came into effect on 1st October 2009, pharmacists have been struggling to come to terms with their new legislative and professional responsibilities.
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MUR Update
Sat 17th July 2010
The revenue generated by MURs has become a very important and substantial source of revenue for some large organisations especially with Category M income falling.
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The Individual Pharmacist contractor – a PDA Objective
Sat 17th July 2010
100 years ago, if you were a pharmacist, then you were likely to be an owner of a pharmacy and consequently in business in your own right as a pharmacist.
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Stopping Remote Supervision – what next?
Sat 17th July 2010
In December 2009, the PDA's Stop Remote Supervision (SRS) campaign went up a gear when we backed a group of RPSGB leadership election candidates. We thank all those PDA members that supported our call to action.
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Workplace Pressures Campaign – Is the RPSGB the solution or part of the problem?
Sat 17th July 2010
The PDA recalls numerous meetings going back over several years with senior RPSGB officials, prior to spring 2009, where it tried to push the Society into acting on workplace pressures faced by pharmacists.
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The long awaited CPS Guidance
Sat 17th July 2010
On 21st of June 2010, just 26 days after the Elizabeth Lee Appeal Court hearing, the Crown Prosecution Service published its dispensing error guidance to prosecutors.
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Boots Pension Scheme developments; What next?
Thu 17th June 2010
Further to Boots requiring employees to apply for the new pension scheme before 25th June, the PDA Union legal advisors have made the following recommendations.
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Changes to the Alliance Boots Pension Scheme
Wed 16th June 2010
PDA Union is critical of Alliance Boots Pension Scheme changes and writes to Executive Chairman expressing concerns.